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Why does Allamanda rule the tropics? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Allamanda colorful varieties

🌸 Why does Allamanda rule the tropics?
  • 🌸 Allamanda is a top favorite - you'll see it in yards everywhere!
  • 🌸 Just look at the colors! Cherry pink, golden yellow, deep mauve, chocolate, even peach - so many stunning colors, blooming nonstop!
  • 🌸 It grows fast, loves the heat, and doesn't ask for much. Want a vine? Perfect. Prefer a shrub? That works too. It's easygoing, showy, and always putting on a show.
  • 🌸 Everyone can grow it - and once you do, you'll wonder how your garden ever got by without it.


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The fastest vine to cover a fence - everyone asks about it. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Thunbergia laurifolia - Blue Sky vine

💙 The fastest vine to cover a fence - everyone asks about it
  • 🔵 If you need a beautiful vine to cover your fence quickly - plant Thunbergia laurifolia, Thunbergia grandiflora - Blue Sky vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Scrambling sky flower.
  • 🔵 This vigorous tropical climber explodes with 3-inch trumpet-shaped blossoms in a shade of blue so vivid, it looks unreal. In just one season, it can cover a fence, trellis, or arbor with lush green foliage and long cascading chains of flowers.
  • 🔵 Once established, it blooms heavily from fall through spring, creating a waterfall of sky blue that feels cool and soothing even in the heat. It's not just a pretty face either - its fast growth makes it ideal for quickly creating privacy, shade, or a living screen.
  • 🔵 Thrives in heat and humidity, low-maintenance once established
  • 🔵 Dramatic focal point, pollinator magnet, and conversation piece! And if blue isn't your color, the rare white version, Thunbergia grandiflora Alba, offers the same performance in pure ivory tones.


🛒 Get the vine everyone asks about

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Do you see Musical Notes in this flower? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note, Morning Kiss Clerodendrum

🎶 Do you see Musical Notes in this flower?
  • 🎶 Our garden’s putting on a concert - Clerodendrum incisum is in full bloom, and these quirky little musical notes are ready to jazz up your space!
  • 🎶 Musical Note, or Morning Kiss Clerodendrum blooms at Top Tropicals garden most of the year, several times - during the warm period, from Spring to late Fall.


ℹ️ The unopened flowers resemble musical notes, giving the plant its name.

🛒 Bring home the bloom that sings

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Chonemorpha fragrans - Frangipani vine

💎 What is better than Plumeria? Only climbing Plumeria!
  • 💮 It's in bloom again at Top Tropicals Garden! Over and over, from Spring through Winter! Almost year around non stop. What a vigorous vine, and the perfume flowers never stop coming.
  • 💮 Imagine Plumeria's wild cousin climbing your fence: Chonemorpha fragrans, the Frangipani vine, is a tropical liana with jumbo 12-inch leaves and creamy white flowers that fill the air with that unmistakable Plumeria scent.
  • 💮 This beauty doesn’t grow like a tree - it climbs! Perfect for fences, trellises, or pergolas, it brings vertical drama and sweet, Plumeria-like fragrance to sunny or lightly shaded spots.
  • 💮 Give it some support and a little fertilizer, and your garden will bloom into a lush, fragrant escape that smells like a Hawaii vacation!


🛒 Grow your own wall of perfume

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Allergy-free cat that blooms all year! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Acalypha hispida - Red Hot Cattail, Chenille Plant

🔥 Allergy-free cat that blooms all year!
  • 🐈 Acalypha hispida - Red Hot Cattail or Chenille Plant, is a showstopper with long, fuzzy tassels that look just like playful cat tails - without the sneezes!
  • 🐈This tropical beauty grows fast, blooms year-round in warm climates, and dazzles with vibrant red, pink, white, or crimson flowers that hang like living ornaments.
  • 🐈 Whether grown as a tall shrub, trimmed hedge, or in a sunny container, it's tough, salt-tolerant, and always eye-catching. Bright light and a few trims are all it needs to purr-form!


🛒 Buy now - the purrfect bloom with zero allergies!

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The purrrfect hypoallergenic Cat Tail

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Three things you will love about the tiniest Powderpuff - for the Tidiest Garden. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Calliandra emarginata Nana, Dwarf Powderpuff

💖 Three things you will love about the tiniest Powderpuff - for the Tidiest Garden
  • 💖 Calliandra emarginata Nana, Dwarf Powderpuff - this cheerful little shrub stays compact and blooms non-stop with fluffy pink powderpuff flowers that bees and butterflies can't resist.
  • 💖 The name Calliandra means "beautiful stamens" - and it delivers! You'll see round, silky flowerheads popping out along the branches almost all year.
  • 💖 It's easy to grow, easy to shape into a tidy bush or a mini tree, and easy to love!


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Blooming Lobster Claw Show at TopTropicals. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw

Blooming Lobster Claw Show at TopTropicals
  • 🔻 Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw or Parrot's Beak - is one of the most iconic tropical plants, and for good reason. Its vivid, dangling blooms look like parrot feathers or lobster claws and last for weeks, making them perfect for garden displays or cut flower arrangements.
  • 🔻This bold beauty grows up to 7 feet tall, thriving in tropical climates or large pots in cooler zones. Surprisingly cold-tolerant, it can handle temps in the high 20s and still put on a spectacular show.


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The perfect ever-bloom beneath your shade tree. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Tabernaemontana divaricata - Pinwheel Jasmine in bloom

🎡 The perfect ever-bloom beneath your shade tree
  • ➕ Tabernaemontana divaricata, also known as Pinwheel Jasmine or Crape Jasmine, is in bloom virtually year around at Top Tropicals garden.
  • ➕ It is a charming, low-maintenance shrub that thrives under taller trees, like palms or oaks. With glossy green leaves and delicate white, pinwheel-shaped flowers, it adds brightness and elegance to shaded spaces.
  • ➕ Blooming year-round, Pinwheel Jasmine brings steady beauty to your garden and can even be trained into a small ornamental tree.
  • ➕ While it loves bright light for the best floral show, it's surprisingly shade-tolerant - making it a go-to choice for under-tree planting.


🛒 Let your shady spots bloom beautifully!

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Turn up the color in your garden with the bold everblooming Brazilian plume. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume or Red Cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume or Red Cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys flowers

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys flowers

♨️ Turn up the color in your garden with the bold everblooming Brazilian plume
  • ❣️Looking to add nonstop color, tropical flair for shade or sun, and pollinator appeal to your garden?

    • Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume or Red Cloak, is the ultimate show-stopper shrub that takes both sun or shade.
  • ❣️ With its big, bold leaves and eye-catching crimson-to-mauve flower spikes, this plant brings exotic beauty - without the need for a steamy jungle.
  • ❣️The best part? It's surprisingly cold hardy. This lush-looking tropical can handle brief dips into the 30s (F), making it a top pick for USDA zones 9-11. Plant it in full sun or partial shade, and with regular watering, it rewards you with a steady burst of blooms that butterflies and hummingbirds can't resist.
  • ❣️Reaching 5-7 ft tall in the ground, it fills out beautifully to anchor beds or soften fences. In colder regions, it can still thrive in large pots - just give it a sheltered spot, bring it indoors when temperatures drop, and enjoy its vivid flower show all winter long.
  • ❣️If you want a garden that doesn’t fade with the season, the Brazilian plume delivers color, volume, and wildlife appeal - all year round.


🛒 Make your garden pop with color of Brazilian plume

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Shooting Star Gardenia: a rare scent from Africa. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Gardenia nitida (Posoqueria), Shooting Star Gardenia

⭐️ Shooting Star Gardenia: a rare scent from Africa
  • ⭐️ Gardenia nitida (Posoqueria), Shooting Star Gardenia - is a rare African treasure prized for its star-like tubular flowers and rich, intoxicating fragrance.
  • ⭐️ Blooming sporadically throughout the year, this plant puts on a dazzling show when in bloom - often covered in clusters of white blossoms that light up the garden like stars.
  • ⭐️ Its leaves are unusually shaped and add to its exotic charm. It is a must-have for fragrance lovers and rare plant collectors.


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